I am looking at a Mamiya 6MF to puchase to give a whirl and take on an upcoming trip to Costa Rica. I have the opportunity to run a roll of film through it to check the focus of the 3 lenses. Anything else particular about these cameras? I have been researching online of quite a while and it seems that making sure all three lenses are calibrated to th RF correctly would be one of the bigger items to check. I plan on checking them all at infinity and also something 10-12 feet away. Thanks for you help!
I have checked the lens mount extention and collapse--worked smoothly. I will be sure to feel the winder mechanism as I cycle through some frames. If the RF is off, how much trouble is it to get it re-aligned?
I think there are still some folks who can do it. There are instructions online somewhere; I don't think realignment is a big hassle but it'd be better to get it CLAd at the same time by someone who knows what they're doing. Anyway you may not need realignment... I bought two bodies used and both are fine. Since you won't go faster than f/3.5 and you also can't focus closer than a meter or two... RF alignment may not be much of an issue